1/14/11
Notes due
Lab - either stream or groundwater
1/17/11
No school
1/18/11
Movie assignment due
Watershed assignment given
1/19/11
GoogleEarth view of our watershed
Stream classifications
Watershed assignment due at the end of class
1/20/11
Water treatment assignment given
1/21/11
Water treatment assignment due at beginning of class
Begin the review: Water as a Resource. Due to be handed in at the beginning of class on Monday.
1/24/11
Water as a Resource Review handed in. Review for Midterm
1/25/11
Review for Midterm
1/26/11
English and Science Exams
1/27/11
Math and World Language Exams
1/28/11
Social Studies and Makeup Exams
1-Properties of Water
Lab - "The Properties of Water" - completed in class January 5th and 6th. Lab due at the end of class on Monday, January 10th. Everyone should complete the last page and the section titled "Exercise 5: Organizing Your Knowledge". This allows you to talk about the important terms & ideas. One person per group should hand in a complete packet.
Water Trivia - Done in class, not scored, keep for information purposes
Hardback Textbook Notes - Handouts given on Tuesday 1/11/11. Time given in class only on Tuesday. Due at the beginning of class on Friday 1/14/11
2- Global Distribution of Water
Water cycle - image for review (this is from Safari Montage - log in with your school userid and password) No handed in work due. Ability to use content vocabulary is assumed on the test and midterm.
to download a worksheet on watersheds. Use the following links to complete the worksheet ( - printed out and the map colored in) Assigned on Tuesday 1/18 - due by the end of class on Wednesday, 1/19/11
to download a notes sheet where you explore the differences and actions that can be taken to reduce or prevent different types of pollution. Protecting water This assignment will not be collected, but the information requested in the assignment will be on the midterm!
Lab - Forensic Groundwater Contamination or Stream Contamination Forensics
5- Water Treatment
Not every sewage treatment plant uses exactly the same processes, but they are very similar. Click
Complete this review by the beginning of class on Monday, January 24th to be handed in and checked off. You must have your own answers. We will go over it in class on Tuesday. If your copy is complete and your answers are unique, then you will get a printed set of answers. If your copy is incomplete for any reason, or your answers identical to anyone else's or to wording on any of the provided websites, you will not.
Water as a Resource - see topics by number scrolling down the page...
1- Properties of Water
2- Global Distribution of Water
3- Watersheds
4- Water Pollution
5- Water Treatment
Resources to be familiar with:
Agencies working for Clean WaterScientific American special edition: Confronting a World Freshwater Crisis
Work assigned & due calendar
Lab Due
Notes handed out
Movie assignment given
Notes due
Lab - either stream or groundwater
No school
Movie assignment due
Watershed assignment given
Water treatment assignment given
Water treatment assignment due at beginning of class
Begin the review: Water as a Resource. Due to be handed in at the beginning of class on Monday.
Water as a Resource Review handed in. Review for Midterm
Review for Midterm
English and Science Exams
Math and World Language Exams
Social Studies and Makeup Exams
1-Properties of Water
Terminology - Polarity, Hydrogen Bonds, Cohesion, Surface Tension, Adhesion, Capillary Action, Dissolving, Density
2- Global Distribution of Water
Water cycle - image for review (this is from Safari Montage - log in with your school userid and password) No handed in work due. Ability to use content vocabulary is assumed on the test and midterm.Watch these clips from the movie Global Environmental Issues:
Chapter 1: Sustainability
Chapter 2: Environmental Trade-offs
Chapter 3: Developed and Developing Nations
Chapter 4: Food and Water
and complete this handout
3- Watersheds
Play the Watershed Game! Then click here
Assigned on Tuesday 1/18 - due by the end of class on Wednesday, 1/19/11
EPA What is a Watershed?
EPA Surf Your Watershed
Montgomery County Conservation
Watershed maps of Pennsylvania
Agents of change: natural and human
4- Water Pollution
Pollution in water comes from many different places, some of which we can identify and some of which we can't. ClickProtecting water
This assignment will not be collected, but the information requested in the assignment will be on the midterm!
Lab - Forensic Groundwater Contamination or Stream Contamination Forensics
5- Water Treatment
Not every sewage treatment plant uses exactly the same processes, but they are very similar. ClickWastewater Treatment
Reclaimed Wastewater
Generalized Treatment Steps
US EPA Virtual Water Treatment Tour - Click "Skip Intro" in the upper left.
Video: Clean Water: Municipal Wastewater Treatment
Video: Clean Water: Using Bioremediation to Clean Wastewater Watch only until 2:45
Assigned on Thursday 1/20/11. Due by the beginning of class on Friday, 1/21/11
See also:
EnviroMapper - I'm trying to figure out how this works!
- Your own water footprint - http://www.waterfootprint.org
Review!! Water as a Resource.
Complete this review by the beginning of class on Monday, January 24th to be handed in and checked off. You must have your own answers. We will go over it in class on Tuesday. If your copy is complete and your answers are unique, then you will get a printed set of answers. If your copy is incomplete for any reason, or your answers identical to anyone else's or to wording on any of the provided websites, you will not.